Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has assured Vijayashreepura residents, who are facing the threat of demolition, that his government will make sincere efforts to solve their problems. Hundreds of residents are facing the danger of losing their houses as the High Court (HC) has dismissed their pleas and said that the Supreme Court (SC)…
MLA Ramdas writes to CM on cutting cess on fuels
September 12, 2018Mysuru: MLA and former Minister S.A. Ramdas has written a open letter to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy urging him to reduce State cess on petrol and diesel prices by Rs. 3 a litre. In his letter, Ramdas alleged that the Congress which ruled the Country for nearly 6 decades post independence had done little for…
Masthakabhisheka of Bahubali at Dharmasthala in Feb. 2019
September 12, 2018Dharmasthala: The 4th Mahamasthakabhisheka of Bhagwan Bahubali will be held in the temple town of Dharmasthala during February 2019. Disclosing this at a press meet here on Monday, Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade said that a State-level Committee has been constituted to focus on the preparation for the event, the date of which will…
Immerse idols in Mobile Tanks
September 12, 2018Mysuru: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has arranged three mobile water tanks for immersion of Ganesha idols on Sept.13 in city. The first tank will be stationed from 4 pm to 5.15 pm near Metagalli Police Station; 5.30 pm to 6.45 pm near K.D. Circle in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage; 7 pm to 8.15 pm at…
Another Jackal dies in roadkill near Gangothri
September 12, 2018Mysuru: An Indian Jackal was killed in a road accident (roadkill) last night near the Amphitheatre outside Manasagangothri Campus on the road connecting Bogadi and Hunsur Highway. An eyewitness said that a speeding two-wheeler hit the Jackal which died on the spot. On receiving information and following directions from DCFs Siddramappa Chalkapure and Dr. K.T….
Drizzle in State till Sept. 3rd week
September 12, 2018Bengaluru: The heavy rains that lashed Kodagu and neighbouring Kerala resulting in floods and damage to lives and property last month, has slowly petered into a drizzle this month. This is about one-fifth less than the normal rainfall expected during the season in September, which in short is a deficit rainfall. This is due to…
Three commit suicide in separate incidents
September 12, 2018Mysuru: In separate incidents, two women and a man have committed suicide in city. In the first incident, a woman, depressed over the alleged frequent harassment, committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Srirampura on Sept.9. The deceased is Ashwini, wife of Pramod and a resident of Srirampura here. Ashwini had married Pramod…
An evening of Bengali music in city
September 12, 2018Mysuru: A small and simple event of Bengali songs took place on Sept.1 at the auditorium of International Youth Hostel, Gokulam. There were eight vocalists in total beginning with invited artiste from Bengaluru Shatabdi Das, an accomplished Rabindrasangeet singer, educated at Vishwabharati Santiniketan and currently a student of Shri Prabuddha Raha. She rendered some difficult…
National Seminar on Vivekananda
September 12, 2018Mysuru: A National seminar on “Swami Vivekananda’s approach to Humanism – A Philosophy of Consolidation” will be held on Sept.17 and 18 at 10 am at EMRC auditorium in Manasagangothri. The event has been organised by the Vivekananda Chair (established in 1996) at the Post-Graduate Department of Philosophy, Mysore University. Dr. S.Venkatesh, Chairman of the…
Staging of ‘Lanka Dahana’ at BVB on Sept.17
September 12, 2018Mysuru: As part of Kalabharathi wing’s monthly cultural programme, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru Kendra, has organised a Yakshagana programme on Sept. 17 at 6 pm in its Prof. Y.T. Thathachari Auditorium in Vijayanagar. The play titled “Lanka Dahana” or “Choodamani”, enacted by Sri. Mahaganapathy Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, South Canara, is taken from the epic…
Recent Comments